While doing a little reading on the subject I discovered that many of the British despatch riders were early motorcycle enthusiasts who took their own personal machines to France being that the British army was hard pressed to provide enough of their own. Intrepid fellows indeed!

This fabulous little model is from the Great War Miniatures range (28mm). I had a huge amount of fun working on it. The sign to Le Cateau is magnetized so I can swap it out with something else if I wish. I thought I could use the figure for Pulp gaming as well and so for a little bit of fun I'm making up a sign that will point to a little town in Massachusetts called Arkham...

Very fine work Curt. That mini is great fun to paint and you've certainly done it justice, and you're right, it does have all sorts of pulpy possibilities. The only question will be: is he racing towards, or away from, Arkham? Bravo.MP

Thanks Mike! Yes, I bet these guys pretty much drove the wheels off their motorcycles. These machines didn't have much for suspension so I'm sure it was a boneshaking experience going over those rutted, shelled and cobblestoned roads. Amazing.

Yes, I'm in the heritage sector and we're anticipating that the next four years of the centennial will be very, very busy for us.

Thank you for your kind words Sidney. Yes, I can see that there would be some great scenarios to tap from this. I can easily imagine a nail-biting chase/race over the French countryside between German Uhlans and a British despatch rider. Very Steve McQueen!